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How many letters are in the alphabet?
11 ( t-h-e a-l-p-h-a-b-e-t)
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock
What instrument can you hear but never see?
Your voice
You buy me to eat, but you never eat me. What am I?
A fork
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
C (sea)
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short (Short-er)
I am a word. If you pronounce me rightly, it will be wrong. If you pronounce me wrong it is right. What word am I?
Wrong
You answer me, although I never ask you questions. What am I?
A telephone
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
I'm full of keys but can't open locks. What am I?
A piano
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
The more there is, the less you see.
Darkness
What follows you everywhere but can’t be caught?
Your shadow
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner
